While going to my first high school basketball game of the regular season, I chose to attend the Fayette County/Whitewater varsity boys game Feb. 9. While my children do not participate on either team, I’ve heard all the talk about how great the Fayette County boys team is to watch and I think after the win against Whitewater, they finished first in the region. Congratulations, FCHS! But here’s what I thought was interesting, the announcer at the game continued to remind all those in attendance to refrain from being rude, obnoxious, inconsiderate and bad sportsmanship between these two intracounty rivals. To that I agree wholeheartedly; nothing wrong with keeping good sportsmanship between schools. But here’s the kicker; painted on one end of the WWHS gym in huge letters is this statement, “Whitewater wildcats, the only REAL cats in town.” Now knowing that WWHS is made up mainly of students from Starr’s Mill High School, whose mascot happens to be the Panthers, and Fayette County High School, whose mascot happens to be the Tigers, I think WWHS is setting an example of real rudeness, obnoxiousness, inconsiderateness and bad sportsmanship. Everyone knows, no matter how much it can try and be denied, that statement is a dig against SMHS and FCHS. If we are going to asks our guests to refrain from such behavior, maybe the home team should set the example of just what that means.

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If 67 percent of the employees working for a particular manager within a corporation were to resign from their position or request transfers because of the grotesque mismanagement of their workgroup, don’t you think the upper management may consider that there is a problem with that manager and do something to resolve the problem? Don’t you think this would be even more true if that workgroup was a well-trained group of professionals with an established track record of professionalism and not complaining unless there is a serious problem. News flash, Fayette County: this is happening right here, and it involves your children. The Board of Education refuses to address this very scenario, and here are the parties. Manager: An elementary school principal. Workgroup: A group of veteran teachers. Real victims: Your children.

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Today I was talking with a manager of one of our local restaurants. I was bemoaning the fact that we were losing so many and was hoping we would not lose his establishment as well. He informed me they were hanging on, hoping the new medical buildings coming in would help. I want to encourage all our citizens to let our eating establishments what you do and do not like about their restaurants. We lost McAllister’s. I know I often forgot it was there. It might behoove planning and zoning to make a change in the sign law to help those establishments off the main highway. I know Moe’s doesn’t have a sign on the road and neither did Ted’s (though I believe that was another problem). They need representation on the main road. I am all for tasteful signs, small understated but signs nonetheless bring in business. We have complained in the past about not having restaurants and we have proven we don’t want the alcohol time and again. Let’s do what we can to entice them here and to help them stay.

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One must still wonder, given Steve Brown’s constant claim of being “anti-TDK Extension,” why “his council” didn’t kill the project while he was mayor. Perhaps he could use one of his now too-frequent letters to the editor to explain to us why he didn’t put an end to the project instead of claiming that his council pushed it forward and funded it with full support (Oct. 5, 2005, letter to the editor by Steve Brown). Inquiring minds want to know, Steve. Bet you never answer this though, will you?

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It was great The Citizen put the columns from Harold Logsdon and Steve Brown on the same page. Logsdon seemed to say he no longer believes (or never did) in the old Peachtree City model. Brown defends the old model and saving what we have. I’m afraid Logsdon is too willing to compromise the things we appreciate the most. I think TDK is a very bad idea.

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They are doing it again: Steve Brown is being converted into a populist symbol. The more the Direct PAC, Bob Lenox and others go after Brown, the stronger he becomes. The bunch of simpletons didn’t learn a thing from the old city attorney’s failed attempt at trying to shut Brown up with a lawsuit geared at intimidation. Mayor Logsdon’s stab at trying to save face over TDK was pathetic. TDK will be beneficial to our community because it will generate economic growth and it will make our region stronger. All this business about getting employees to work on time is just a deplorable way to fool the public. Describe it for what it is: TDK is a chance to make something out of East Coweta County. Sure, there will be drawbacks like traffic and some sales tax evaporation, but it will make us stronger. Steve Brown is into protectionism. Harold Logsdon couldn’t punch his way out of a paper bag. It is foolish not to make TDK four lanes since there are going to be a huge number of cars on it.

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The city council in PTC is the sneakiest bunch I’ve ever seen and I used to live in Henry County. Their last minute meetings and support of TDK is unforgivable. Now it looks as though they’re going to annex the Wieland land without attaching a zoning to it. We no longer have standards. TDK is not going to relieve traffic off of Highway 54 and everyone knows it. We’re not blind or crazy.

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The annexation density secrecy from the Peachtree City Council is unbelievable. We are not a developer welfare state. Mayor Logsdon’s “excuses” for why we need to build TDK were feeble and left me wondering what’s in it for him. How ironic Commissioner Hunter described former Mayor Steve Brown’s concerns about an over-developed traffic disaster as “hogwash.” Time has proven that Brown was exactly right.

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Joel Cowan really does own the property that’s being sold for the big box store. Why on earth would a former mayor who preaches from the quality growth bible sell us out? Why can’t he sell his property with certain restrictions to help the city? Could it be that capitalist greed wins out over sound community planning in Joel Cowan’s mind?

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When choosing between the devil and Harold Logsdon, I always have to remember the devil appreciates good land planning.

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My gosh, after reading what Mayor Logsdon had to say on our future growth, I have to ask what happened to the average citizens? The mayor is more interested in people from Coweta County who are employed in the area than the people who actually live in Peachtree City. What are we going to do when our roads go back to being overcrowded? Is the plan to keep adding more and more big box stores and annex more land to pay for fixing things? The city we moved to 25 years ago is about to completely disappear.

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Pulling into my driveway last week, I was stunned to see my Citizen newspaper floating above my driveway. Was it a mirage? Was it alien activity? No, upon opening the paper and seeing our smiling Peachtree City mayor had written an op-ed, the answer was obvious. There was a dangerous build up of hot air in the plastic bag. What did I learn? Big box tax money — good; the fact that a majority of his constituents want slow, careful, planned growth — bad. The ram, jam, and cram (I still hear the Planning Commission applauding, by the way) West Village annexation is good, too. TDK to bring the “Industrial Park” workers here from Coweta — good. Starting a campaign to bring Fortune 500 companies here that would present the opportunity to actually live and work here — Bad? Out of touch or just fulfilling a mission us common folk aren’t privy to?

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The citizens of Peachtree City are siting idly by while our mayor is hijacking the place we raised our children and hoped to retire. The developers are now going to change things for good. It is time to take a stand.

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Five years ago, one Coweta commissioner told our former mayor that there would be no huge developments and traffic congestion from TDK. In 2007, another Coweta commissioner told our city council that they intend to cram houses and cars down our throats. So the best traits we can attribute to Coweta commissioners are lying and tormenting. Why in the heck are we still building TDK? This is stupid.

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Why can’t we be reasonable and compromise on the situation of the lady with the chickens in her yard at Kedron? Mayor Logsdon has agreed to officiate a determinative coin toss: heads, she gets to keep the chickens; tails, we have a barbecue.

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To the gray-haired man yelling at that lady in the Kedron Kroger lot Feb. 8: You must be a part of the Minutia Police, screaming at her for parking outside the white lines. Can you say, ”Bully”? By the way, it’s all small stuff.

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This is the driver of the Infinity G20 with pro-life bumper stickers. I always try to observe the speed limit in school zones. If I was speeding, I do apologize and will make the extra effort to slow down. Being pro-life means I’m against the intentional killing of an unborn child. It doesn’t mean I’m perfect or don’t make mistakes.”

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Can someone tell me what genius timed the traffic light at the intersection of Highway 74 and Dogwood Road so that it’s green for 10 seconds for Hwy. 74 and green for 45 seconds for Dogwood Road at 5 in the morning?

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When anyone that has lost or found a pet puts signs up, please make the print large enough to read from the car. You can’t expect a driver to leave their car to read it. I, myself, keep watch for strays and would like to help you find your pet.

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Regarding the 400-pound woman who waddled out of the BBQ joint: The rebuttal stated that a little bit of common sense might indicate “medical reasons, the repetition of feeling bad, sad, unworthy and having low self-esteem.” Back in the sixties I was afforded the rare opportunity to spend considerable time in Vietnam, Thailand, Japan and other nearby countries. I do not recall ever seeing an obese male or female. I did see a statue of a fat man in Thailand. It did not take an ounce of common sense to see that many suffered mentally and physically and certainly had good reasons to be depressed. A little bit of common sense does tell me that America, the fattest nation on Earth, is the only country I know of whereby such maladies are treated by gorging ourselves on tons of BBQ and chocolate cake. This is not judging. It is merely stating the facts. And I do love fat people. Love goes a long way. It has to.

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Thank you to the person that returned my wallet to my house on Sunday, Feb. 2. There are still some good honest people in Fayette and it warms my heart.

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[About the child urinating on a gas pump,] there is no reason the mother could not drive behind the store or find a secluded tree for the child to pee on, if it was an emergency. I have had to do this with my 2-year-old twins many times, and never have they had to pee in front of people on a gas pump.

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It’s bad enough that more and more jobs are closed to Americans who only speak English. But now even as customers, we still have a hard time getting by without speaking a foreign language.

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Yes many illegal aliens work hard. The issue is that they work for peon-poor wages, usually paid in tax-free cash. And that cheapens the work of Americans, who are also able to work hard.